What can I do at this point?

Test Preparation
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<p>I am a sophomore, and I am registered for the October 11 SAT. However, I know I am not ready for it. Although I’ve spent countless hours memorizing obscure words, poring over SAT guides, and taking practice tests, I am just not mentally capable of getting the score I desire (2200+), because I am stuck in the high 1900s - low 2000s. </p>

<p>I’ve discussed backing out of taking the test several times with my father, but every time he ends up yelling at me and tells me that I will take the test on the 11th. He refuses to see that, although I’ve put so much effort, time, and money (well, his money) into preparing, I am not ready to take the test. My biggest worry is, if I take the test and get a bad score, I will have used up one of my chances of taking the test. Ideally, I want to take the test no more than three times, but if I take the test on the 11th and don’t do so well, then there goes 1/3 of my opportunities. </p>

<p>My father is completely adamant, and really formidable as well, so I really don’t want to cross him again. But still I wonder, what can I do at this point? Can I even do anything? </p>

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<p>I would take the test for the experience. Once you get your scores, you can focus on your weak areas and retake in your Junior year. Practice tests do not always predict your real scores. Most students take the SAT a minimum of 2-3 times, so just use this as a learning experience.</p>

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<p>You can just not show up, and don’t worry–you won’t get a 600 on the SAT (200s on each section) if you’re a no-show. Obviously, you lose the money, but losing $60-$70 is better than taking the exam when you’re not ready to take it.</p>

<p>I found the math and the writing sections to be the easiest to prepare for (I got 800s on both of them). For the math, just take the hardest math classes your school offers and take the SAT practice exams. For the writing section, there are about ten grammatical rules that are constantly repeated for the questions–make sure you really understand them. Lastly, for the reading section, read a lot of books–the Collegeboard reading list is a good place to start–and memorize difficult vocabulary. </p>

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<p>I second @Gumbymom what if u do fine?</p>

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<p>Thanks, everyone. I think I’ll just go with my intuition. If I think I do badly, then I’ll probably just cancel that test’s score.</p>

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<p>I do not see what’s wrong with taking the SAT. I mean if you do it now you will get a feel of what it is like and then when you get your scores back( which I am pretty sure will be awesome) you can see what you need to improve on,study those things and
then register to take the SAT again in May or June</p>

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<p>There’s nothing wrong with taking the SATs multiple times unless you’re either 1) at the same score repeatedly or 2) you already have above a 2250. Unless it’s one of the two scenarios above, colleges won’t look badly at it, especially if you take it in 10th grade.</p>

<p>Take the test for the experience, like everyone else has said.</p>